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Swarm of Fossil Fueled Backup Generators Continues to Grow, With No Response from Regulators

Published on November, 2019 in Features by Daniel Idziak

In May, The Potrero View reported that according to Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) data there are roughly 6,500 fossil fueled backup generators, “BUGs”, in the San Francisco Bay Area, with some 800 in San Francisco alone. These numbers exclude the thousands of smaller gasoline, propane, and diesel-powered generators located in backyards and…

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Fossil Fuel Backup Generators Hidden Source of Power, Pollution

Published on May, 2019 in Features by Steven Moss and Andy Bilich

More than 6,400 backup generators – not counting the thousands of small engines in household garages and backyards – are littered throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, squatting at police stations, health care facilities, internet server farms and other places. Ninety percent use diesel, a fuel that when burned can emit high levels of asthma-inducing…

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